‘Crise da soberania’ na atualidade: um estudo crítico da soberania a partir da filosofia política de Jacques Derrida

This text concerns the issue of sovereignty today according to the philosophy of Jacques Derrida. At first, the contours of sovereignty and its characteristics are presented from Derrida's reading. Then, a critique of sovereign power is made by adressing the themes of 'sovereignty crisis' and ‘rogue states’. This article presents a formulation of the problem of sovereignty based on Jacques Derrida's critique and contributes to studies on political philosophy and sovereignty.